Package for formaldehyde solution and method of making same



jan. 2, 1923.

L. M. wHITE ET AI..

PACKAGE Fon FORMALDEHYDE SoLuTIoN AND METHOD oF MAKING SAME.

FILED OCT. 2", w20

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^ Be it yknown that we, 'LEsTERiMARu-is Wmrn'and JARTHURFISH, citizens of the UnitedA States, and residents ofPerth. Am' boy, in the county of Middlesex and Stateing same, .such.as.are used to carry saidv solution -in considerable uantity, for example, in quantities up to fty gallons. The object of our invention is to provide a packfv age which shall-possess allthe advantages inherent` in the 4various types of such pack-l ages now known and avoidcerta'm'd1sad' vantages inherent' in them.

Formaldehyde is a Acommodity .which is widely used as a rawmaterialin the manufacture of. chemicals and other products.

It also finds Wide application for medicinaland pharmaceutical purposes.A Vlhile itfis .not corrosive to metals in the sense inwhich that term is'applied to common acids, yet

it does reactchemical1y-withiron, copper, wood and the other common materials from lwhich containers arefmade with the re-` sult that -the formaldehyde becomes contaminated with the products of .such reactionl Under' these clrcumstances, the 'I problem I i of procuring satisfactory packages has been difiicult. v

- Hitherto, the containers most commonly.

used have been barrels of selected white oak ofthe best quality sawed from the heart wood of the tree. Before use, these barrels are coated on the inside with molten paraffin. Barrels of this type, though widely used are subjectv to well known disadvantages, viz., they are expensive, and even when conv structed. wlith greatest care, they' ermit loss ofthe contents by absorption an leakage. This loss is the occasion of serious annoyance andfmay become prohibitive inv case of long distance lshipments unless the barrels are from time to time recoopered while' in transit. Moreover, the porous nature ofl even the best quality -of wood coated with the contents paraffin causes a direct loss of is the type of glass carboy ordinarily used for shipments of sulphuric and other acids. These are bulky and fragile. These disadvantages have practically eliminated the use of carboys for formaldehyde shipments except in vcases where'leakagemust be avoided at all cost and 1n 'cases where contamination of the formaldehyde, even so little as would be caused by the absorption of coloring and other matter from wooden barrels, must be avoided'.

It 1s found that the requisite qualities y reason of the absorption ofl l-JQEFICR Uswmrnaitna Amazon msn, or snai-'nf' autom NEW ,ina-snr,-

of lfreedom from attack by formaldehyde,

lightnessv in shipping weight, and necessary strength of container are combined in alum-.. inum and light alloys thereof, which arenowreadily obtainable in sheet form for making the convenient' bottle shaped form vherein illustrated, `with impervious seams formed by welding;

intended to' be. constructed primarilyV in sizes between five gallonsand twenty gallons, and-is superior to formaldehyde pack# The upackage which we have invented is 'I A ages hitherto devised -for quantities between these. limits. l Our package is illustrated in panying, drawing in which:

Flgu're 1 isa section of my limproved contalner; v

Figure 2 is a plan view.`

- 1 is a container of sheet aluminum having a neck 2 enclosed by a stopperl 3 which may be fastened in place by a wire 4 or equiva lent means. The container ts inside a metal casing 5 having a friction .cap 6 which issoldered 4or otherwise hermetically the accomi sealed for shipment, -sovthat the customer upon" receiving the package with' the sea-l 'intact will know that the package has not 'been tampered' with, it being intended to -ship this package by train, truck, boat, etc.,

without other protection, and the packages being of suflicient value as to be returned when empty.

The c aslng tions 7 which resiliently and frictionally is providedwith side corruga-Iy ein will be preferably 'weldedso as to produce engage 'the 1 c olritainer1.1,"4 and also-With,l a f -defeper Acorrugation,"asQ3, which acts 'as 'a stop `forfthe" shoulder/of the container when i 2. inserted'fromthe bottom'. 9 vis* the .top-head of the casingf'secfuredyto the. casing bya 'l'ocked 'seam' '10, V and: thafhead Q alsov being L 'corrugated both for resilience and' stiffness. 1 1- is the1bottomheado f-.the-fcasing,' having similar corrugation' s', and',A is secured to the'- v our.. package has thefurther Aadvantage in that the formaldehyde therein remainsab- SOlutelyuncontaminated. byfthe container render itless subject 'to distortion. fro l vlblows', the' impactf of -being .dropped, or striking ortbeing struck by other' freight; fil The-corrugationsl serve. also .as cushions to Y holdthe container firmly yin place .in such rmanner thatbl'owsor shocks.: delivered .to .f the casing'are dissipated before being transl'n'ittedv .to A the'` container. be fcovered with.y zinc, tin, or-other protective'v covering so as to' be resistant to rust and corrosion. f

v y c'asingbyrthelock seain112gfr-j fl'Thecorrugations 1in-the' jsides ltop and bottom of the casing stiii'en itan'd thereby rlhe casing may ln constructing the package the container v made from sheet aluminum, which is lightl fand unaffected by formaldehyde, or from light alloys of; Similar characteristics, by

. stamping spinning w Welding orv 'other known mthod. Whre more tlian' one piece is used in making the container the seams anl integral structure. 'The next step. is to assemble the sides'and'to'p of the casing and .Coat the same with metal, preferably by galvanizingwith zinc. The-bottom and the sealing cap 6 arealso similarly coated ina 1 ticular importance when the package is` separate operation, it being desirable that both the inside and the outside of the casing be so protected against ru-st and corrosion. Next the container 1- is inserted in the drum 5 and the bottom 11 attached so as to pref# n erably insure a double seam at 12, the bottom being then dipped into zinc or other molten metal, so that the latterv flows into the seam.

In assembling itis importantthat the con vtainer be in firm contact with the shoulder 8, and that the container frictionally engage thecorrugations 7 while the bottom 11 is so put on'as to exert a pressu-re tending lto hold the container firmly against the shoulder'S.

The package is. then filled through the opening2 in the. usual manner and the stopper 3 inserted and- Wired in-place. The last step is to apply the friction cap 6 and solder it to the head, as `by using a Wire 13, to enableA the solder to be readily stripped.

Av package of this type, holding 100 4pounds of formaldehyde solution, isap-` proximately of 1li-S diameter, 22g high, andl Weighm 17 pounds, glass carboy of the same capaclty, whenl completely boxed for steamer shipment, measures 17 x 17 x30, and weighs when empty: approximately 65 pounds The space occupied byour packa timing vcally leakage will not occur.

when empty approximately 1 sam cubic feetA for a'completely'sboxed -carboy of Our new thereforejmuch lighterand much more compact than a glass carboy of the same capacity and4 is lighter and 'more compact than a White oak barrel of the type now in use,^even` With pro rata allowance for difference vin capacity, While even after long periods f time.

can rust`or decay or harbor vermin. .Consequently,f'it requireslittle or no painting or other repairs and vcan be used repeatedly With no maintenace expense other than' the oostof the solder requiredto seal? the cap 6.

. Y Another advantage is l'that' it is morel package heretofore used rugged than any for. formaldehyde.

Another advantage is that the inner con.

tainer is completely enclosed in an hermetically sealed'jacket` Insurance is therefore afforded against loss of the material through pilfering and against` contamination thereof by malicious tampering While the package isintransit.-

. Another advantage is that. the hermeti- This Afreedom from leakage assumes parshipped or stored in an' enclosed space such f as a Warehouse or the hold cfa ship.

" What' We claim is 1. A liquid package comprising a .bottle shaped. container having a shoulder portion and neck of reduced diameter, acorrugated casing contiguous to the container along its sides and bottom, and provided With-a corsealed package absolutely insures that tainer, an end Wall on the casing provided with a removable closure therein adapted to seal the closure on the container.

3. A package for holding liquids comprising a Welded aluminum bottle shaped container provided with a shoulder portion and a neckv of, reduced size, avcorrugated metal casing for the container having its corrugations in contact with the sides and bottom of the container, an enlarged V-shaped oorrugation on the casing extending inwardly over theshoulder of the container to firmly position the same against the bottom of the casing, the side Walls of the Casing being continued above said enlarged :orrugartion in substantially the same direction as the main body portion of the side Walls, a stopper for the neck of the container, and an upper end Wall for the casing covering the 10 container and provided with a removable oap adapted to cooperate with the stopper and seal the container..

Signed at Perth Amboy, in the county of Middlesex and State of New Jersey, this 15 22d day of October A. D. 1920.

LETER MARIUS WHITE. J ARTHUR FISH. 

